Machine for baking sugar-wafers.



2 PATBNTED MAR. 10 1908. 4 P. m. PETERS.

MACHINE FOB BAKING SUGAR WAFBRS.

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APPLIOANOI TILED IA! 22. 1906. 7 HEE a.

WITNESSES q INVENTOR Fm/ll: Jfl efans ATTORNEY n 1 24. PATBNTED MAR.10, 190a 88 F. M. PETERS.

MACHINE FOR BAKING SUGAR WAFBRS'.

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MACHINE FOR BAKING SUGAR WAPBRS.

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UNITED STACEES P-AgE T OFFICE.

80. sensaa.

To all whom it may concem: Be it knownthat I, FRANK M. Pumas, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ohio Cmk county, in the State of Illinois, ave -invent ed.certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Baking a Sugar-Wafers, offwghich the following is a ful clear, and exact specification.

My inventiorrpvlates to improvements in m baking machinery, and the same has for its object more artlcularly to iprovide a simple, efhcient an reliable mac line for making wafers adapted to be useal for sugar wafers, and the said invention has for its object I 5 further to provide a machine for continuously and uninterruptedly making said wafers in the form of a strip r band and as soon as the same has been lficiently baked retain its shape or form to automaticall sever said strip or band into sections of t e required length, and then complete the baking of said severed sections.

Further said invention has for its object to rovidr means? for preventi the wafer, atter overflowing the edges 0 the to or plates and becoming baked thereon w ich necessitates subsequent trimming off and entails Ereat waste of material.

Furt er said invention has for'its object to so piovide means'iforw'eontinuously supplying tter to the lower tong or plate.

Further said invention h'asfor its object to supply the batter to said lower tong or plate in a continuous stream 'or jet issuing from a nozzle or nozzles and arranged and disposed relative to said tong or p ate that it shall constantly cover the tong'or plate trans- I versely from edge to edge, and thus avoid the chilling of a w'rtion of the plate, which occurs where the atter is sprayed upon. the center thereof and then permitted to spread thereon, and' thus render the wafer unequal in uality and structural strength. o the attainment of these objects-1.. ends my invention consists in the novel details of :onstruction, and in the combination, connection and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, and then inted outjn the claims. In the ncco'm auying drawin s fornung part of this speci cation, wherein ike numersis of reference indicate like parts, Fi

1 and 2, jointly'constitute substantial a com lete side view, partly broken an *m lpectflcation of Letters Patent. .-.pplleatien lied Kay 8;, nos. Mel Io. 810,110.

a largegear 29 iixed upon a transverse shaft. g 105 section, on line 1--1 of Fig. 3 illustrating a Patented ms 10, mos.

type of machine constructed accordfng to and embodying my invention; Fig. 3 IS a transverse section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow a; Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail longitudinal section on the line 4-4 of Fig.6 showing the. arrangement and construction of a number of tongs or plates, and the locking mechan- 1am therefor; Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail transverse section of the same, taken on the hue 5-5 of Fig. (3; Fig. 6 is a plan view of the construction shown in section at Fig. 4; Fig.7'is an enlfiagged detail plan view showing an upper hin tong or plate, the locking mechanism t erefor, and related parts too rating therewith; looking in the direction- 0 the arrow b Fi 1; Fig.8 is a detail section taken on the ice 8--S of Fig. 7, showing the tow' or plate inverted, and as seen lookmg m the direction of the arrow Fig. 1 Fi 9 is an enlarged detail side view, partlfv broken away, showing a batter receptacle, and the pump for. transferring the same to thedistrlbutlug nozzles; Fi 10 is an enlarged detail sectional view s iowin the construction of the valves or nozzles or spraying the batter, said section being taken on the line ill-10 of Fig. 11 Fig. l l is a section of the same taken on the line "-11 of Fig. 10. Fi s. l2 and 13 are detail perspective views s owing respective! the construction of the spa er and lower plates of the ten dehch om their supports and Fig. l4 18 a side view of a portion of the machine, showing the arrangement of the gas and air pi and mixing apparatus. therefor.

u said drawings 20 designates a frame having its right-hand portion (see Fig. 2) inclosed by a housin' 21 provided with a stock or flue 21', an at the extreme right; 9 hand end of said frame, outside of the housing, is mounted a transverse driving shaft 22 having fast and loose pulleys 23, 24 respectively thereoudat one end, alnd la gear 25 its 0 posite en mes ling wit 1 a arge gear fixe u on a transverse shaft 27 sup rted below t e driving shaft 22. Also fix uponsnidshaft 27 is a small gear 28 mesluug with '30 mounted in the frame 20 within the boneing 2!.

31, 3] denote sprocket "wheels fixed upon. the shaft 30..

Supported upon studs 32, 32 extcndm mward yfrom't e frame 20-arelongitu al 110 I .as1,ss4.

roller guides or rails 33, 33, 34 34. The l and serves to unlock the cover portions 44, lower rails 34 34 are strmght'an the upper Y and thedattcr 58 in the horizontal portion of rails 33 33 are arranged above the same and said guide or rail adjacent to the entrance parallel therewith but have their posite ends rounded as shown at Figs. 1 an 2, and their extremities adjacent to and slightly above the ends of said lower rails 34 34.

35 35 denote a series of tongs or plates having their adjacent transverse ed s substantially ine'ontact and conjointly ormin a continuous, uninterrupted trough-shape sup art for the. batter. Each of said tongs or p ates comprises a base 36 rovided at its under side with axles 37 37 \avin rollers 39 39 arranged upon their outer cm s adapted to ride upon the rails or guides 33, 34 as the tongs or plates 35 are caused to travel over the same b the e agemcnt of the teeth of the sproc et whee s 31, 31 with the rojccting ends of the axles 37 37 of the sees 36 36. Upon the base 36 is secured by means of screws 40, 40 a )late 41 provtded along its longitudinal e gas with upwardly projecting rims 42 42 which are shag: at their upper edges and beveled downw ly and inwardly therefrom as illustrated at.Figs. 5 and 13.

43 43 denote'links which are pivotally secured at theirends to the projectm ends of the shafts 37 37 at the opposing on s of the tongs or plates 35, and serve to hold said ends in close contact as the same travel upon the horizontal portions of the rails or guides 34, 34. 35

44, 44 denote the cover ortionsoi the tongs or platesaaEB-S, 35 whic are provided along one of their longitudinal edges with outwardly and downwardly projecting hinge members 45, 45iwhich are pivotally secured to theupwardly rojectin hinge members 46, 46 o theaxes 37 3 by pins 47 47.

Upon the underside of the'cover portion 44 is secured by screws 48 48 a plate 49 having a sharp downwardlyjprojecting rim 50 (sinular to e rims '42, 42 of the lower plates 41) at its forward end in relation to the direction of travel of said tongs or plates 35 (see Fig. 12). At the center of the opposite longitudinal edgf of each tong or latel35 is provided aice 'n device for hol ing'the cover portion 44 locked to thebase. 3,6. Said device consisting of a vertical sleeve or hearing 51 secured to the base 36 in which sleeve or hearing is disposed a shaft 52 havin a fourtoothed gear or star wheel 53 at its lower end adapted. to extend through a slot in a lateral pro ection 55 extending outward from the edge of the cover portion 44. 56 denotes an antifriction roller arranged upon the outer end of the lateral pro'ection 55.

Upon the inner si e of one of the upper guides orrails 33, are provided inwardly pro' jncting studs 57, 58. The former 57 being disposed at the rounded portion of the guide end of' the machine iendo the housing 2 l and serves to lock said cover portions 44 to their bases 36.

At one side of the machine are secured double cam guide-rails 59, 5!) which extend from the left-hand end of the machine up ward and transversely across the same and thence downward and outward and terminate in arallcl ends adjacent to the entrance end of t its housing 2|. Said cam guide-rails being adapted to rcccivc intermediate the same the rollers 56, of the cover portions 44 of the tongs or plates 35 in order to open them afterhaving been unlocked to rcccivc the batter. and thence close said cover portions 44 again rior to their being locked to their bases as t to tongs pass into the housing 21.

Both the cover portions 44 and the bases 36 are provided along their longitudinal edges with an le iron sections 60, 60 having their vertical aces in alinement with the correspondingly located-sections of the remaining base and cover portions and flush with the ed es thereof.

Wit in the housing 2l between the it per and lower rails or I guides 33, 33 M 34 are supported upon brackets longitudinal troughsfil, 61 62, 62, which constitute ovens. The trou hs 61,6] being arranged above and below t to series of tongs or plates troughs 62 62 being arranged above and below the ser es of tongs or plates traveling upon the rails 34, 34 and said tronghsare so angle iron sections 60, 60 of the tongs 35 as the same pass through said housing 21.

63 63 denote burners which are distroughs 61, 62, and conne'ctetkby means of branch pipes 64, 64- to a gas supply papa 65, and an air supply pipe 66 connects to a mixer 67 operat by a p passing over the same and t e nlley 23 on the driving shaft 22 of. the machine. v

70 and 7! denote respectively valves arranged in the air and gas sup ly pipes 65 66 for controlling the supply 0 mixed fluid to the burners 63, 63.

(Fig. 3) is arranged batter supplying mechanism comprising a batter receptacle 72 to the frame 20. Above said receptacle is secured a rotary pump 74 having a depending intake pipe 75'ext'ending into the batter receptacle 72 and a discharge 76 extending inwardly into the machi and terminating m a flattened portion 77 1 isposed transversely in the path of the tongs 35 and above the bases 36 thereof; 78,- 78 denote spraying valves arranged in the flattened portion 77 transverse y at intervals within the.

Upon the left-hand side of the machine traveling upon the upper rails 33, 33, and the I arranged that their longitudinal edgps shall t pe close to and overlap the edges of t e 'l 2 3 which is supported upon brackets 73 secured 113 ulle 68 and belt 69 of said discharge pipe 76. Said valves each having passed through the upper trough or comprising a cylindrical casing 79 having an ovens m, 61. The t ansversc rims at the annular projection or lip at its lower end, forward edge of the iipper plates 4'.) further and a valve 81 having an inclined face R2 l serve to push rearward to the succeeding 5 conformed to said projection or lip 80f Said plates any excess of butter between said 70 valve 81 having a screw threaded stem 83 upper and lower plates as the same beprovided with a head84 working thereon come locked together. After having-passed which also serves toseal the upper end of the through the u mer trough or ovens, 61 6t, casing 79.- the tongs or plates 35 become inverted, and

w 85 denotes an annular recess provided in thence pass through the lower troughs or 75 the portion of the head 84 withinthe casing ovens 62, 62, where the baking operation is 79 ada ted to receive a screw 86 extending continued further. As the tongs-35 a aiu throng the side of the casing and serving to approach the left-hand end of the mac iine hold said head 84 a inst vertical movement the covers 44 are unlocked by the contact of 15 in said casing, an 87 denotes a screw exthe star wheels 53 with the stud 57 and per- 30 tending through said casing and into a vertimit of the removal of the'haked wafer sheet. cal recess 38 inthe rear surface of the valve The operation above described being con- 81 which serves to lock said valve against rotinuous. tarymovementwithinsaid casing 79 but per- It will he noted that in my improved so nut of a van vertical movement. machine as the tongs or plates present a conas The barge pipe 76 is provided with a tinuous, uninterrupted support for the batter byvalve 88 and a return pi e 89 exthe spraying or rischarpmg ol batter may team into the batter receptacle 2 to peralso be continuous, and re this means I am mit of the return ofbatter'to said rece tacle enabled to obviate all necessity for compliu'in case certain of the spraying valves 8, 78 cated mechanism, for timing or" delivering 90 .86 closed, or the pump 74 should lift more the batter to the too s in measured doses or blttfi! than t-hcdischarge pi can handle. charges, which is always attended with a map is actuate by means of a considerable waste of material. 4 v shaft 8 having, its outer end supported in a llavingthus described my invention, what when 90 secured to the frame 20, and a I claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat 96 pulley 91 fixed'upon the outer end ofsaid out is:

; ishpft 8Q, driven by a belt 92 connected to a l. A machine of the character described convenient source of power. comprising a continuous series of traveling The operation of the machine is as follows: tongs or plates forming a continuous, un- 35 Assumin that power is to be communicated interrupted trough-shaped hatter support,

to the drive shaft 22v it will transmit moveand means for sup lying batter thereto, subment to the sprocket wheels 31 through the stantially as speci ed. intermediate gears 25, 26, 28 and 29 and 2. A machine of the character described, cause the tongs 3 5, 35 to travel in the direccomprising a continuous series of traveling 49 tion of the arrows a, a Figs. 1 and 2. The ton or plates havin their ends substan- 10:; cover portions 44-05 the tongs 35 will be tial y in contact. and ormin a continuous, locked to the bases 36 throughout the uninterrupted trouh-shalped matter support, greater part of their movement. The will and means for sup ying )atter thereto, subonly be unlocked as the star wheels 53 constantially as speci red.

' 4a tact with the stud 57 as the tongs ride over 3. A machine of thecharacter described, the rounded ends of the guide rails 33, 33 at comprisin' a continuous series of traveling the left-hand end of the machine just prior tongs or p ates having their transverse edges to the entry of the rollers 56 of the cover substantially in contact, and formin a conportions 44 between the cam-guides 59, 59 tinudus, uninterrupted trough-shaped batter to whiclrserve tov open the covers and maintain support, and means for supplying hatter 116 the same so to receive the batter spread thereto, substantially as specified. thereon by means of, the pump 74 and spray- 4. A machine of the character described, ing nozzles 78, 78 which istri nto the batter comprising a serieswi connected traveling in fan-shaped sprays, as shown at Fig. 11. tongs or lates having their transverse 55 It is. to be noted that thelowcr plates 41, abutting e ges substant ally in contact and.) 120 I as they pass over the upper guide rails 33, 33 forming a-continuous, uninterrupted trough ,form a continuous, uninterrupted tmughshaped batter sup ort, and means for un-'- shaped an port for the reception of the batinterruptedly su p ying batter to said supter,'-and t at the longitudinal rims 42, 42 port, substantial y as specified.

ac prevent the batter-overflowing-the-edges of 5, A machine of the character described 1'15 said plates Al,- while the rims50 of the upper comprisin ha series of connected, traveling. plates 49 will serve to retain the better at tongs orp ates having rims along their oppothe forward edged the plates, and cause-the site longitudinal ed as and their opposing same to-he properly severedas the tongsi'pass transverse edges su stantiallv in contact 31, 31cm after. and forming a continuous, uninterrupted time; along thcir oppmitc' trough-ahaped hattcr support, and means l comprising a traveling hatter support conlor uninterruptcdly supplying batter to said support, sulmtuntiallv as specified 6. A tnachine of the character dcacriht-tl. comprising a series of eonnmrted. trawling tongs or plates lornung a t'lmlllltmtle'. on-

intcrru itcd trungh-shapt'd hatter support a scrieso covers for said tmnglcslnnm mttet' support, means for successively uncovering a portion of ,aaid trough-shutml hotter stip- )l'i, and mean for uninterrnptedly an iplylltg hatter to the uncovcrcd portion u said trough-shared hatter, support; substantially as ape ili t r 7. A machine of the character dc-crihcd. comprising a acrics of connected. trim-ling tongs or plates having upwardly-projccting ongitttditml edges, and their adjoining transverse edges substatitially in contact and forming is continuous, uninterrupted trough -.-dtnpcd lmtti'r suprt, covers for suit long or plates. means or uncovering said tongs or plates, tlnl means for unintcrruptedlv an lplying lotttcr to the uncovcrcil portions oi lihintfitia hatter ouppot't, suhetantially us i r a I v i "I; 8. 'A machine} of lhe' charucter dcaclihod, comprilittg a *contint'tnus traveling hatter support .conatstingot av lurality of contacting connccted tongs or ates. and means for simultamously spraying said hatter support tranitveraely f ir-tts cnttrc width as the same fhfclotrsaid spraying nwans. Snhrtlnp itially aa specified.

9; machine of the characterdcrcrihcd; compna ng -a continuous traveling hatter .one of its transverse etlgcs, an mtttntially in specified.

11. A machine of thecharactcr .dcscrihed,

comprising a traveling hotter support coltsiating of a plurality of connected tongs or plates having the opposing edges suhslttlttially in contact, rims along the longitudinal edges of said tongs or platcs, covers for said tongs or plates, each having a rim along one of its tranaverse edges and lltt'tms for supplying batter to said support in the form of e. continuous spray or stream, suh.-- nntially an specified.

12. A machine of the character described,

shill trouglc aupporttcomisting of a: locality of contacthusc-tnctnhcr, substantial iiating of a plurality of connected tongs or plates lowing tltt'tl' tramvcrtw-edgea aubstontinlly in contact. hingod covers for said lllllgla r plan-a. memofor opt-mug and cloaing sntd covers. and hatter spraying nteana ttttnllgcd in thlpath of said tongs or platea f r uniutcrruptcdly utpplying hatter to aaid plate as the stunt are uncovered in thcil', movement. sttlmlttttlittlly as specified.

l3. machine of the character described.

comprising a traveling hatter aupportcondating of n ]Iltllttill of connected tongs or plates having their transverse cdgcs substatitiully in contort, hillgcd covers thclt'tor, tin-um fill supplying lmttcl' to said tongs or plntcs comprising a delivery 'pc cxtcnding trnnsvem-ly in the pathol'sni ton or atca spraying alt-vices arranged in said do 'v pipe. and means for convc vi hatter toaai spraying tit-vices, attltstnlttittl v as specified. t4. machine of the character described comprising n traveling hatter Support consistiltg of a plurality of connected tonga or plates having their transverac edgea auhatantiallv in contact. hinged covers for said tonp or plates. a pipe communicating at one end with a murcc of hatter supply, and having its other end cxtcndin I transversely in the path of mid lungs or p ates. and a plurality of spraying d'ct'iccs arranged in said end vidcd with means for controlling the delivery of butter to rotid traveling support, aubsntntinlly its aw-died.

15. In a machine of the character described. It lmttcr tong or plate cmupriaing a lmm-ntemlwr having upwardly project-mg rims alon itslongitudinal edges. and acovarmemher hinged to said haste-member having a dcpcnding rim along one of ita tranaveraa edges. extending intermediate the longitudinal rims on said base member, attbatatttiallv as specified.

m. In a machine of the character dascrihcd. n hotter tong or plate comprising a lmm-nnemher having sharp upwardly projecting ritua along its lm itudiltal algal, and n cm'cr-lnctnhcr pivota ly secured to hose-member having a sharp depending run along one of its transverse edgca adapted to lie intermediate the longitudinal rimp of and an apectliatl.

I? In a machine of t 2 character (lascrihed. a hnttcr tong or platecmnpnatn a hose-member having sharp u ward projecting rims along its longitu lnal a covermember pivotnllv secured aatd base-member having a sharp depending rim along one of its transverse cdgea adapted lic intermediate the Inn itudinal rima of laltl base-member, and a locfiing device for aecuring said base and cover members together, substantially as specified.

18. In a machine of the charactc r described, a batter tong or plate comprtatng a in said troughs above and below said tongs and plates, substantiallv as spec fied.

24. In a maclune o'f the character debase, a plate thereon having upwardly ro'- jeeting rims along its opposite longttuc anal Q edges, and a coverjtinged to said base having 1 traveli arrange d ,therein, and the ad 'tutfi i l i i a plate secured thereon provided along the l scribed a batter to or plate comprising a of its transverse edges with a depending? rim adapted to contact with the surface 9 said base-member, substantially as speciliml.

19. In a machine of the character described, a batter ton orplate comprising a base, a plate sccuret thereon'having "sharp, upwardly projecting rims along its longitudinal edges, and a cover hinged to said base havin a plate secured upon the underside thcreo provided with a sharp depending rim along one of its transverse ed es adapted to contact with the date on said asc, intermediate its longitm inal rims, substantially as specified 20. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a series of batter to or plates, of troughs aboveant below said tongs .or plates provided with longitudinal o ninga to I'CCBWG said tongs or plates, and eating means arra I in said troughs, substantially as specified.

21. In a machine of the character de- -scribcd, the combination with a series.of

, scribed the combination with a series of connected batter tongs or plates having vertical projecting rims along their longitudinal edges of troughs arranger above and below said tongs or plates having longitudinal-openings of said troughs ovarhupmgthe lo na'ledgesof the rims on tongs or p tea, substantially as speci- .tied" 21 5. In a machine, of the character described, the combination with a series of.

batter tong or plates haviu vertical roiectmg runs arranged aloa t is longitut mal edges of theihbase and c ver portions, of-

open longitudinal troughs above and below said team or plates having their opposing edges over pping the rims on said tongs or platea,'and heating means arranged L upward y tudinal edes ,havinga p a e secured upon the underside base, a late aecum thereon having sharp,

projecting rims along its long:-

a cover hinged to said base base, a valve arranged in said casing having a face confornnn to said hp, a stem on said end of said casing and engaging the va ve stem therein. substantially as s ciiied'.

' i6. in a machine of the c iaracter do.- scribed, a spraying device comprising a cvlin-- 'drical casing having a downwardly inclined having an inclined face a t rcadcd Qtem on said valve, fa rtavolubie llflitti closing tbsu r on 0 san casin ant en'a sai tli r aded valve'stem, li ttttns loi ii iilubly holdi said head in said casing, and means for he ding said valve against rotary movcment in said casing, substantially as speci- '-27. In amachine of the character described, asp'ra ing device comprising a cylindrical caai aving a downwardly inc ined projecting p at its base, a verticallv movable valve arranged in said casing having threaded stem on said valve, a revolu head closing the upper end of said casing and engaging said threaded valve stem, an annular recess in said head, a screw extending through said valve casing and into sa d annular recess, a vertical recess in said valve, and a screw extendi through said casing and into said vcrtica, recess, substantially day 0 May, nineteen hundred and five.

ii. p llt'soaaroan,

Canaan A. Dim-anion.

valve, and'a revo uble head closing the up rlip at its base, a valve arran .d insaid-casing an inclined face conforming to said 11pm:

at the cit of New York, in thecount and State of i ew York, this eleventh FRANK M. PETERS;

ing having a downwardly inclined lip at its 

